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The Afterlives of Ismael Rivera: A Visual Guide to the Heart Legados de Ismael Rivera: Una Guía Visual al Corazón

Fri, February 18, 2022 at LookOut Gallery

RCAH and AFRO-LATINX LAB PRESENT:
The Afterlives of Ismael Rivera: A Visual Guide to the Heart
Legados de Ismael Rivera: Una Guía Visual al Corazón
Photographs by Christopher López

Exhibit Open: February 18–March 25, 2022

The Afterlives of Ismael Rivera: A Visual Guide to the Heart / Legados de Ismael Rivera: Una Guía Visual al Corazón is an exhibition of photographs by Bronx-born photographer Christopher López. These images are
based on the songs of Afro-Puerto Rican musician Ismael Rivera. While this series remains largely
incomplete, these images capture fragments of time—like Rivera’s lyrics themselves—that offer a
symbology of a people (Puerto Ricans) whose identities are found in constant flux.

Image shows a dark skinned Puerto Rican woman with natural hair shaking two maracas at night, with an apartment complex in the background

Curated by the Afro-Latinx Lab.

Afro-Latinx Lab Logo with tropical foliage behind the name.

Download the digital postcard here.

 

RCAH LookOut Gallery

The LookOut is always free and all are welcome.

Location
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
Snyder-Phillips Hall, Second Floor
362 Bogue Street
East Lansing, Michigan 48825

Hours
Tuesday to Friday from noon to 3 p.m.

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LookOut! Preparator
Steven Baibak
baibakst@msu.edu